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Happy Thursday teenie boppers! May your weekends be long and fruitful. We couldn't be more excited for our friend from the Austin Teen Book Festival Eliot Schrefer. Eliot has recently been announced as a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People for his book Endangered. "Eliot Schrefer, who wrote Endangered (Scholastic), went … Continue reading Teen Thursday
JOE Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe I've only just started the book so I'm still only in the early days of Marvel or Timely as it was called in the 40s, but it's already completely engrossing. The relationship of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee is already being defined. Marvel Comics was … Continue reading What We’re Reading
~Post by Steven Does your skin recoil from the dread crispness that has invaded the atmosphere this Autumn? Can you feel the intermittent raindrops mocking your petty existence? Has the stinking crush of humanity in Zilker Park sent you fleeing in a blind panic to the nearest bookstore for a calming tincture of familiarity? As … Continue reading An Apple a Day Keeps the Nightmares Away
~post by Grace Do you remember this "unique fruity soda"? Today we look back to Coca Cola's short lived OK Soda. The drink of Gen X, or so they'd hoped. In the summer of 93, OK was released in test markets and Austin was one of them. The cans were designed by artists like Daniel … Continue reading “Things Are going to Be OK”
SALVADOR Cecil the Pet Glacier by Matthew Harvey and Giselle Potter "This book is about a wonderfully sweet little girl- Ruby, with parents who while just as sweet as she are a bit neglectful. They get so caught up in their hobbies that they treat her like a small adult instead of a child. One … Continue reading What We’re Reading
If you’d like to keep up with all of our BookKids news, subscribe to our monthly BookKids e-newsletter. We also have all of our usual fun & fabulous storytimes happening this month for your very young readers. All storytimes and events are free and open to the public. Join us! ______________________________________________________________ UPCOMING EVENTS! Star Wars Reads Day … Continue reading What’s Happening in BookKids in October
Happy Thursday to all, the weekend is fast approaching- this is the time to rejoice! _______________________________________________________________________ We are happy to announce the Austin Teen Book Festival was a huge success! BookPeople is incredibly proud of our Teen Press Corps for all their hard work, and excellent reporting skills. Here is a recap of some of … Continue reading Teen Thursday
MARIE The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons "The Fall of Hyperion is the follow up to Dan Simmons's Hugo award winner, Hyperion. This book picks up where the nail biting cliff hanger left us. Everyone is elusive regarding this books as to not give it away- if pressed to describe it I'd say it's … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Rejoice YA lovers for the time has come. This is our 6th and final week in the countdown to the Austin Teen Book Festival. BookPeople is a proud sponsor of the ATBF. Join us in celebrating all things YA this Saturday! The Austin Teen Book Festival is THIS Saturday, September 29th from 9:30am to 5pm. … Continue reading Teen Thursday – Real Life Happens
JULIE The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Johnathan Evison "The narrator's voice in this book drew me right in. Benjamin tells his story of loss and more loss, of being an utter loser, with just enough resignation, self-pity and humor that, even for all his loserdom, I can't help but find him charming. I want … Continue reading What We’re Reading
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